Auden is a café brunch spot in Écusson, Montpellier.
Editorially verified August 22, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Must order: A seasonal bowl with cold-pressed juice, or the vegan banana bread
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday, which catches out visitors; the five open days all run the same 11:00 to 16:00 window.
Address: 9 Rue en Gondeau, 34000 Montpellier
Coldrip pairs Montpellier's most serious filter coffee with a full brunch card on Rue Glaize in the Ecusson, avocado toast, pancakes and eggs Benedict.
Order: Matcha pancakes with the filter coffee flight alongside
Tip: The lane is narrow and the weekend queue forms outside; a Thursday visit gets the same plates without waiting.
Ma Première Cantine serves brunch every day from 10:00 to 17:00 on Place Jean Jaures, the rare Montpellier room that does not restrict it to weekends.
Order: Shakshuka with sourdough, or the pancake stack with salted caramel
Tip: Brunch runs seven days here, which makes it the fallback when the Sunday-only kitchens are shut.
Napoléon Dynamite works the prettiest square in Montpellier, Place de la Canourgue, with a coffee-shop brunch card served on the plane-tree terrace.
Order: Avocado toast with a poached egg, plus a flat white to follow
Tip: The terrace under the plane trees is the reason to come; the square is shaded through the summer afternoons.
Coldrip pairs Montpellier's most serious filter coffee with a full brunch card on Rue Glaize in the Ecusson, avocado toast, pancakes and eggs Benedict.
Order: Matcha pancakes with the filter coffee flight alongside
Tip: The lane is narrow and the weekend queue forms outside; a Thursday visit gets the same plates without waiting.
French Kiss runs an all-day room on Rue Jules Ferry near the station and turns Sunday over entirely to a sit-down brunch service until 16:00.
Order: The shared brunch board with charcuterie, eggs and house pastries
Tip: Sunday is the only brunch day here; the rest of the week it works as an all-day bistro and cocktail room.
Ma Première Cantine serves brunch every day from 10:00 to 17:00 on Place Jean Jaures, the rare Montpellier room that does not restrict it to weekends.
Order: Shakshuka with sourdough, or the pancake stack with salted caramel
Tip: Brunch runs seven days here, which makes it the fallback when the Sunday-only kitchens are shut.
Groove Café brings a Mediterranean brunch to Port Marianne on Rue Shirin Ebadi, salads, tea-room baking and a terrace open every day of the week.
Order: A mezze-leaning brunch plate with fresh juice on the terrace
Tip: Open seven days including Monday, which is when most of the Ecusson brunch rooms close their doors.
Amazone runs a coffee-shop brunch on the Boulevard du Jeu de Paume, granola bowls, eggs and pastry plates built around its own espresso programme.
Order: The full brunch formula with speciality coffee and house granola
Tip: Sunday service stops at 14:30, earlier than most; treat it as a breakfast rather than a long lunch.
Napoléon Dynamite works the prettiest square in Montpellier, Place de la Canourgue, with a coffee-shop brunch card served on the plane-tree terrace.
Order: Avocado toast with a poached egg, plus a flat white to follow
Tip: The terrace under the plane trees is the reason to come; the square is shaded through the summer afternoons.
